Lead Supply Planner

Honeywell Technologies; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeywell Technologies in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Lead Supply Planner – Kinaxis Super User to optimize supply chain planning with Kinaxis Maestro and ERP integration. The role focuses on driving continuous improvements, data quality, and scalable solutions across planning activities.

The candidate will report to the Director Planning COE and operate in a hybrid schedule from India, partnering with business stakeholders to enhance end-to-end planning and inventory management.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in demand planning, operations planning/scheduling, materials management, or related areas.
• Experience with Kinaxis Maestro supply and inventory planning tools.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and support decisions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Kinaxis SME for planning COE and drive adoption of advanced planning.
• Identify design improvements to planning processes and data quality.
• Lead system enhancements to improve productivity and end-to-end visibility.
• Coach planners and cross-functional partners on Kinaxis functionality and best practices.
• Coordinate planning system issue resolution with IT support.
• Support Kinaxis migration as SME, trainer, UAT lead, and post go-live support.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to standardize and automate planning processes.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business

Tools

Kinaxis Maestro

SAP ERP

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

As a Lead Supply Planner – Kinaxis Super User here at Honeywell, you will be at the forefront of optimizing our supply chain operations serving as a key driver of continuous improvement in the Kinaxis system. Leveraging your expertise in supply chain and Kinaxis Maestro, you will lead enhancements to planning processes, improve system adoption and data quality, and deliver scalable solutions that optimize inventory levels, strengthen decision-making, and help meet customer demand.

You will report directly to our Director Planning COE and you’ll work out of our India location on a Hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Kinaxis subject matter expert for the PT Planning COE, driving adoption of advanced planning capabilities, enforcing standard processes, and ensuring alignment with the Honeywell Global Design Model for Supply and Inventory Planning.
• Identify, design, and implement Kinaxis process and system enhancements that improve planner productivity, scenario analysis, exception management, and end-to-end planning visibility across the organization.
• Champion continuous improvement by training, coaching, and mentoring planners and cross-functional partners on advanced Kinaxis functionality, planning best practices, and data-driven decision-making.
• Coordinate planning system issue resolution with the IT support team
• Support advanced planning system migration as SME, Trainer, UAT lead, and post go live support
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand end-to-end supply chain planning processes and identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and automation.
• Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business requirements, user stories, and process flows for planning solutions.
• Work with technical teams and application specialists to translate business requirements into solution designs for Kinaxis Maestro and related ERP planning processes.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

• 12+ years of experience in demand planning, operations planning/scheduling, materials management, or other Sales Inventory and Operations Planning related functional areas.
• Experience with Kinaxis Maestro supply and inventory planning tools.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and make informed decisions.

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field.
• Experience with SAP ERP systems.
• Experience with Kinaxis/RapidResponse supply and inventory planning tools.
• APICS, CPIM, CPSM, or CPE certification preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to efficiently multi-task, prioritize, and delegate.
• Ability to collaborate with both internal and external customers.

About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.